NAME
edict-grep - search EDICT files with specific queries
SYNOPSIS
edict-grep [options] <query>...
DESCRIPTION
The edict-grep command is used to search the EDICT file(s) for specific queries based on various options.
OPTIONS
- -c
-
Match only common entries.
- -w
-
Word match; each English query must match whole words only.
- -e
-
Exact match; each query must match an entire EDICT field.
- -s
-
Make English queries case-sensitive (default is insensitive).
- -f EDICT_FILE
-
Path to EDICT file (default: /usr/share/edict/edict). This program assumes EDICT is in the original EUC-JP encoding.
- -c
-
Current terminal character encoding (default: UTF-8).
- -h
-
Show this message.
EXAMPLES
If you use multiple queries, it is like an AND search. For example:
$ edict-grep cold war
will match all entries mentioning both 'cold' and 'war'. To search for an exact sentence, use shell escaping:
$ edict-grep 'cold war'
(and consider -e).
NOTES
Be sure to put the queries only AFTER all options!
AUTHOR
Written by Ludovic Drolez <[email protected]>